Garmin vívoactive 6 Falls to $249.99 as Citizen CZ Smart PQ2 Drops 18%

Q: With a new Surface Pro imminent, is this $500 discount a smart purchase or a trap to clear old stock?

For most buyers, the $500 discount looks like a smart purchase, not a trap — but only if you need a Surface Pro now and do not need the next wave of performance gains. At $1,299.99, the current Surface Pro 11 with Snapdragon X Elite is materially cheaper than newer Surface Pro models now entering the market, while still offering a premium OLED display, strong battery life, solid everyday performance and Copilot+ features. By current standards, it remains a capable high-end 2-in-1, not obsolete stock. The caution is timing. A new Surface Pro with Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon X2 Elite is expected very soon, around mid-June 2026, and that model is widely expected to deliver a more meaningful jump in AI performance and efficiency than the current refreshes. That means this discount is almost certainly also an inventory-clearing move ahead of a better chip generation. That does not automatically make it a bad buy. It means the value depends on your use case. If your workload is web, Office, meetings, media, light creative work and general Windows use, the discounted model is likely the better value today. You save $500 and avoid paying early-adopter pricing for gains you may not notice. If you care about maximum longevity, stronger on-device AI, or simply want the newest platform, waiting is the safer move. The discounted Surface Pro is a good deal on a still-relevant machine, but it is also being discounted because something better is imminent.

1 articles · Updated · technobezz.com · Jun 12

$249.99 puts Garmin's vívoactive 6 below the $250 mark for the first time in weeks, trimming $50 off one of the brand's latest AMOLED fitness watches.
That discount stands out because the vívoactive 6 rarely sees cuts this deep and pairs a bright AMOLED display with multi-day battery life in a fitness-first design.
Citizen's CZ Smart PQ2 is also discounted by 18%, bringing the Wear OS model to under $190 and making it cheaper than many similarly equipped rivals.
The two deals target different buyers: Garmin for longer-lasting fitness tracking, Citizen for Google app support and Citizen's NASA-backed wellness software.